Teacher raises approved in North Carolina legislature; Democrats say 'not good enough'

RALEIGH -- The North Carolina General Assembly on Thursday approved average raises of 3.9% for teachers and 2% for non-instructional staff — both over the next two years and both retroactive to July 1 if signed by the governor.

The Senate voted 28-21 with all Democrats opposed. Mark Jewell, president of the North Carolina Association of Educators, tweeted that the raises are “inadequate” and said Democrats stood with teachers.

In the House, it passed 62-46 with all but three Democrats opposed to the bill.

Rep. Darren Jackson of Wake County, the House Democratic leader, said the raises are “not good enough.”

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